Fire spreads to 5 homes, 16 families displaced
By WBZ Staff
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LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Multiple triple-decker homes caught fire on Crosby Street in Lawrence Friday night. Sixteen families were displaced.
Fire departments from several towns responded as strong winds fueled the six-alarm fire.
Investigators believe the fire started on a back porch and spread to at least five buildings, melting the siding off of others nearby.
“There was a lot of fire and these are three-deckers, they’re 100-year-old buildings, balloon frame structure, which means no fire stops,” said Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty. “It’s windy, extremely close together, they’re houses I can’t walk between, they’re that close together.”
No one was injured. The families were brought to a nearby senior center for shelter.
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